A26-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 31, 1991 Pennsylvania Dairy Herd Improvement Association For more information about these news items or the ■Hr services of DHIA call 1-800-DHI-TEST. The call is free. DHIA Heifer Management L.W. SPECHT PSU Dairy Specialist About 200 herds have signed up for the DHIA Heifer Management program. A number of options are available to participating dairymen as to what reports they want to receive on their heifer herd. The percentage of herds choosing each option are given below Option List of Active Heifers List of Removed Heifers Applications for Registry Heifers and Cows by Sire Heifers and Cows by Service Sire Heifer and Cow Reproductive Summary Reproductive Action Lists Health Action Lists Heifer Growth Data Five herds have 250 cows or more and 25 herds have more than 100 cows. However, 90 herds have less than 50 cows. Overall, average herd size (63.5) is very close to the state average of 61.5 cows for all herds on test* Enrollment of new herds slowed considerably in April and Nfay. It wdl likely remain slow until next fall. A strong educational effortbyDHiA, AI and Extension should make it possible to reach the goal of 300 herds enrolled during the program’s first year. How Does Your Herd Compare? DHIA Averages for all herds processed between 8/12/91 and 8/19/91 Number of Herds Processed Number of Cows Processed Number of Cows Per Herd Milk Per Cow (Lbs) %-Fat Fat Per Cow (Lbs) %-Protein Protein Per Cow (Lbs) Average Days in Milk Per Cow •Value for CWT Milk(s) •Value for CWT Grain(s) •Value for CWT Hay(s) •Value for CWT Silage(s) •Value for Pasture Per Day(s) •Value for Milk Per Cow Per Year(s) •Feed Consumed Per Cow Per Year(Lbs) A: Grain B: Hay C; Silage D: Day Pasture •Feed Cost Per Cow Per Year(s) A; Grain B: Hay C: Silage D: Pasture •Total Feed Cost Per Cow Per Year(s) •Income Over Feed Costs Per Year(s) •Grain to Milk Ratio •Feed Cost Per CWT Milk(s) Avg Level For 1,146 SCC Herds •Member generated figures aaJ, ARIS z QUESTIONS G AND ANSWERS ARIS allow* dairyman and Ihtlr authorized vafarlnarlana and nutritional conaultanta to accoaa Individual DHIA hard racorda from a paraonai computar to tha main computer in Stata Collaga. Call tha State DHIA office num ber llalad In tha FOCUS column hand to learn more about how you can uaa thla unique DHIA aarvleato Incraaaa tha profitability of your hard and tha DHIA racorda you produce. FOCUS Pennsylvania DHIA newt is presented in FOCUS each week in cooperation with Dixie L Bmrris, manager of membership development. Q. If I subscribe to ARIS, will I be able to automatically access any one’s records in the state? A. No, you will only be able to access data for the herds which are authorized to you. A dairyman will get automatic access to his own herd when he subscribes to ARIS. Any consultant or dairyman who wishes to access a herd other than his own must have a release form signed by the herd owner. After the form is sent to the state office, it will be checked for accuracy and then herd access will be given to To help fanners across the state to have handy reference of com modity input costs in their feeding operations for DHIA record sheets or to develop livestock feed cost data, here's this week’s average costs of various ingredients as percent of Herds 97 69 78 1,373 79,590 57.9 17,761 3.63 646 3.16 562 316 12.60 7.83 4.20 1.52 .28 2,238 7,032 2,548 14,873 60 550 107 226 17 901 1,337 1:2.5 5.07 375,265 PENNFIELD CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT. - OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY FROM PA 1-800-732-0467 FROM MD, DE & NJ 1-800-233-0202 Costs For Handy Reference POULTRY Early Bird Starter Crumbles 50 lb. Bag Early Bird Developer Pellets 50 lb. Bag Early Bird Fattener 50 lb. Bag Layer Crumble 50 lb. Bag DAIRY Go Calf Milk Replacer A “ * (21% CP-20% Fat) 50 lb. Bag Premium 20% Calf Starter Deccox ~50 lb. Bag Calf Starter 17/4 % - Deccox 50 lb. Bag Heifer-Gro 16% - Bovatec 50 lb. Bag Heifer Concentrate - Bovatec 50 lb. Bag Dry Cow Pellets 50 lb. Bag Excel 19%-Premium Milk Ration 50 lb. Bag Fat Booster/Stress Pak 50 lb. Bag HOG Pig Power II - 19% Starter Pe11et....50 lb. Bag Pig Grower 16% Pellet 50 lb. Bag Hog Developer 15% Pellet 50 lb. Bag HORSE Steam Crimped Heavy Oats 40 lb. Bag Lancaster 12% Flakes 50 lb. Bag Mare & Foal 16% Flakes 50 lb. Bag SPECIALTY 27% Farm & Home Dog Food 40 lb. Bag 21% Farm & Home Dog Food 40 lb. Bag Taste-T-Chew Cat Food 20 lb. Bag Bunny Pellets 50 lb. Bag Rabbit Breeder Pellets 50 lb. Bag Goat Milker 15% Flakes 50 lb. Bag Low Copper 16% Sheep Flakes 50 lb. Bag Prices are for the week of Sept. 2, 1991 and Include 2% % Cash Discount Paid 15th Of The Following Month And Are Subject To Change Weekly. FRESHNESS AND QUALITY GUARANTEED Each bag of Pennfieid Feed has a “Beal if used bv” data. Pennfieid guarantees that you wilt be completely satisfied with the Quality - Value - Performance of our feeds or you may return the unused feed and we will refund the purchase price of the unused feed. At Pennfieid, Customer Service and Satisfaction is everyone's goal. compiled from regional reports Oats, No. 2 - 1.36 BU. 4 across the state of Pennsylvania. CWT. Remember these are averages so Soybeans, No. 1 - 5.49 BU. 9 you will need to adjust your figures CWT. up or down according to your loca- New Ear Com - 70.77 BU. 3 tion and the quality of your crop. CWT. Com, No. 2y - 2.73 BU. 4.89 Alfalfa Hay - 113.00 BU. 5, CWT. CWT, Wheat, No. 2 - 2.78 BU. 4.64 CWT. Barley. No. 3-1.67 BU. 3.57 CWT. TDTTf'ITT JT% AT\ oaL#JC/ Belleville, PA. FRIDAY, Hours 8:30 A.M. TUI 5:00 P.M. FEED Mixed Hay - 97.50 BU. 4, CWT. Timothy Hay - 93.50 BU. 4, CWT. 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